MIRA 88 SHOWER VALVE

[MTW]

I have a Mira 88 shower valve running off a gravity fed hot water cylinder. The boiler has finally died so we are thinking of replacing it with a combination. WIll this valve work on a combination boiler.

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• MTW
• 24 Oct 2011
• 1

Here is a picture of the valve.

 

[seco services]

This shower was never designed for mains pressure systems.
I have seen them on combi's etc working ok but have also seen them where they don't and the seals etc have failed.

I would opt for a nice new thermostatic mixer.

 

[oilhead]

If not designed for mains operation, why did they make a model to use with multipoint heaters?

 

[seco services]

If not designed for mains operation, why did they make a model to use with multipoint heaters?

The Mira 88 used to have a version specifically for multipoint heaters. The cold port was smaller

 

[MTW]

Thank you for your reply. I thought it might not work. Would the Mira Discovery valve fit in without major pipe alteration and without having to chop tiles off the wall??

 

[MTW]

Does anyone know which combi valve I could use which has got 80mm pipe centres???? Have looked on internet struggling to find one

 

[oilhead]

If not designed for mains operation, why did they make a model to use with multipoint heaters?

The Mira 88 used to have a version specifically for multipoint heaters. The cold port was smaller

But still used on mains supply.

 

[doitall]

Mira 88 shower controls MI's say.

Maximum static pressure 10bar equal hot and cold water.

Maximum flow rate 55ltres/min (ie 5bar pressure loss from inlets to outlets)